MDA Grants 101 – Hosted by East Central Chapter

The East Central Chapter of SFA is hosting an MDA Grants 101 session at the Wyoming Public Library in December. 

Courtney VanderMey is the Farm and Business Development Coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) working primarily with farmer related grant opportunities. She manages the AGRI Livestock Investment Grant, Protecting Livestock Grant, and the Preparing for Extreme Weather grant. She hopes to help the industry by assisting producers, processors, and other agricultural businesses find opportunities to better their operations.

Courtney has gained knowledge of the livestock industry through work experience and her family’s small beef cattle operation. She will walk us through the MDA grant process from application all the way through to receiving the funding and beyond. Bring your questions regarding MDA grants and we’ll cover as much as we can.

Registration: It is free to attend. Registration requested, walkups welcome.

SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for promotional purposes and to use as documentation of events to share with our funders.  If you do not wish to be photographed, please let our event host know — we’ll make every effort to make sure you are not photographed.